Cicero cop charged with indecent exposure

A Cicero police officer was cited with public indecency last week by Hammond, Ind., police, and reassigned to desk duty, town officials said.

Ellyn Ong Vea

A Cicero police officer was cited with public indecency last week by Hammond, Ind., police, and reassigned to desk duty, town officials said.

Officer Michael Harris was off duty when Hammond police cited him with public indecency, said Cicero spokesman Dan Proft.

Proft said Cicero’s Internal Affairs Division is investigating the incident.

“They’re conducting their own internal investigation into what happened and certainly giving Officer Harris an opportunity to tell his side of the story,” he said. “They’ll make a determination about his alleged conduct and contemplate what is appropriate within the confines of the (Fraternal Order of Police) agreement.”

Harris took a few sick days off work, and upon his return he’ll be reassigned to desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation, Proft said.

Harris patrols the midnight shift and was hired as a Cicero police officer on July 26, 2005, in a lateral move from the Bellwood Police Department, police said.

Harris and Hammond police department officials could not be reached for comment.